8:30 – How are crews tackling the monstrous wildfires enveloping Los Angeles? Could it happen in other cities? Evan welcomes Cliff Buettner, director of forestry and emergency protective services for Prince Albert Grand Council, to offer insight into how such fires came about and what can be done to put them out.
Listener Question: Would you donate to support the people impacted by the California wildfires?
9:00 – Shaun Haney, founder and CEO of RealAgriculture and host of Real Ag on the Weekend, joins Evan at The Western Canadian Crop Production Show to talk agriculture, tariffs and about the show.
9:30 – Friend of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Arthur Milnes, Kingston, Ont.-based historian, attended the Carter funeral last week in Washington, D.C. He joins Evan to speak about his friend, Carter’s legacy and his experiences at the funeral.
10:00 – Should Donald Trump be ruffling the feathers of Canadians in the way he has? Is the issue his verbal threats or how Canadians are responding to them? Mark Raffan, founder of Negotiations Ninja and expert in negotiation and conflict resolution, discusses the effect Donald Trump is having on Canada and how to respond to the U.S. president-elect.
LQ: If you were prime minister, how would you be responding to Donald Trump?
10:30 – The Western Canadian Crop Production Show is happening now at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Agriculture Manager, Leigh Ann Hurlburt, joins Evan to talk about what this year’s show looks like and what visitors can expect.
LQ: Are you coming to the crop show this year? What’s your favourite part?
11:00 – Evan catches up with Saskatoon’s Chief of Police, Cam McBride, to talk local crime statistics, how the city is doing in 2024 and what information people in Saskatchewan should be aware of.
LQ: Call in with your questions for the Saskatoon Chief of Police — 1-877-332-8255!
11:30 – The Royal University Hospital (RUH) Foundation is launching a major fundraising initiative and kicking off the campaign with a generous donation from Merlis Belsher. A starting donation of $1.2 million is going towards Saskatchewan’s first neurosurgical robot system for RUH. Dr. Amit Persad, a RUH neurosurgeon who is presently training to operate this equipment, joins Evan to explain what this means for the province and who it will help.
LQ: Will this new technology benefit someone you know in Saskatchewan?
12:00 – A new micro-credential is being offered by the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Nursing. Dr. Gerri Laskiuk, associate professor and mental health and psychiatric nurse, who will be teaching one of the modules in the micro-credential focusing on adult depression, joins Evan to explain the need for focus in this area.